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The Thirty-first was assigned to the Four- teenth Army Corps at the time that corps was organized, and " the boys" of this regiment wore the " Blue Acorn"-signifying the Third Division, Fourteenth Army Corps-until mus- tered out.
In the battle of Stone River, this regiment occupied the right center, and was in the bri- gade that turned the rebel lines at Hoover's Gap. Moving through Tullahoma to Chat- tanooga, it was next engaged at Chickamauga, on the 19th and 20th of September, and held a position on Snodgrass Hill, in that portion of the army commanded by Gen. Thomas in per- son. In this battle, Company F lost P. L. Seaman, D. M. Cahill and Elmer Danforth, killed; Harrison Hosack and R. S. Rea, mor- tally wounded; Capt. A. J. Sterling, H. S. Colver, J. N. Carter, James Cooley, D. W. Mc -. Ilroy, J. J. Miller, J. A. North, Allen Strick- land, H. N. W. Simmons, J. H. Thompson, Winfield Winters, R. Williams, L. B. Glenn, D. J. Cheney and B. Tucker wounded, and N. F. Swank taken prisoner-twenty-one out of the forty-three who answered to roll-call on the morning of the 19th.
The regiment was next engaged at Brown's Ferry, then followed the battle of Mission
Ridge, where the colors of the Thirty-first were the first to wave on the enemy's works. It was specially complimented by General Thomas for its gallant service on this occasion.
In January, 1864, the Thirty-first re-enlist- ed, and on the expiration of veteran furlough, joined Sherman's army at Ringgold, and was in the front line from Chattanooga to Atlanta, sustaining heavy losses at Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek and Sand Town Road. Company F lost in this campaign Capt. James A. Cahill, W. W. McKee, William Will- iams, J. H. Chapman and John Smith, killed ; William Knox and S. T. Merritt, mortally wounded, and J. Harriman, E. Clark, S. Mc- Neil, W. M. Blake, E. Brown, M. Blue, T. H. Chapman, II. E. W. Fields, H. T. Shirk, D. J. Phelps and E. Lister, wounded.
This regiment was in the left wing of Sher- man's army " while marching through Geor- gia ;" then moving from Savannah through the Carolinas, was in the battle of Bentonville, and near Raleigh at the time of Johnston's surrender ; marched to Washington City and took part in the grand review on the 25th of May, 1865.
The Thirty-first was mustered out at Louis- ville, Ky., July 20, and discharged at Colum- bus, Ohio, on the 26th of July, 1865, proud to have belonged to the Army of the Cum- berland, commanded by George H. Thomas, and of its faded " battle flag," all tattered and torn, which it had carried over the hills of Western Kentucky, against Morgan and Wheeler, across the State of Tennessee to the field of Shiloh and the siege of Cor- inth, on Buell's march to Louisville, Ky. Then upon the fields of Perryville, Harrodsburg, Cage Ford, Lavergne, Stone River, Triune, Hoover's Gap, Tullahoma, McMinnville and Chickamauga, where eight of its brave defend- ers were shot down while bearing the old flag aloft ; again at Brown's Ferry and Mission Ridge-where two more of its bearers fell- home on veteran furlough, then into the bat- tles of Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face Gap and Res- aca.
The banner was "rent with seam and gash," having been pierced by eighty-nine bullets, and the staff by ten more.
COMPANY A.
Carter, J. N., e. August 17, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865. Carter, O. N., e. 1861 ; disc. 1861.
COMPANY C.
Johnson, P., e. October 6, 1862; transferred to invalid corps May, 1864; died at home.
COMPANY E.
Corporal C. Andrews, e. February 22, 1864 ; disc. July 20, 1865.
Clark, Seth, e. February 20, 1864 ; disc. July 20, 1865. Clark, B., e. February 13, 1864; disc. November 24, 1864. Darling, John J., e. February 23, 1864; disc. January 3, 1865; wounded at Resaca, Ga. May 14, 1864.
Parish, D. C., e. March 8, 1864; disc. June 10, 1805 ; taken prisoner at Kingston, N. C., March 14, 1865.
Scott, John, e. February 19, 1864; died at Savannah, Ga., February 14, 1865.
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COMPANY F.
Capt. A. J. Sterling, e. August 1, 1861 ; disc. November 24, 1863; wounded at Chickamauga September 20, 1863; disc. November 24, 1863, in consequence of wound ; after recovering, assisted in organizing, and served as Lieutenant Colonel in the 174th O. V. I.
First Lieutenant James A. Cahill, e. August 1, 1861; promoted to Captain June 23, 1863; killed at Kene- saw Mountain, Ga., July 23, 1864; buried in Section E, National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Second Lieutenant John Hartshorne, e. August 22, 1861 ; disc. February 12, 1863.
Sergeant R. N. Bault, e. September 1, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.
Sergeant Emanuel Clark, e. August 2, 1861 ; disc. July 20, 1865; wd. at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864 ; promoted to Second Lieutenant March 9, 1864.
Sergeant J. S. Lawrence, e. August 20, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.
Sergeant Samuel McNeil, e. August 17, 1861 ; disc. July 26, 1865; wd. at Mission Ridge, Ga., November 25, 1863.
Sergeant P. L. Seaman, e. August 25, 1861 ; killed Sep- tember 20, 1863, at Chickamauga, Ga.
Corporal Alvin Allen, e. August 17, 1861 ; disc. Novem- ber 11, 1862; died.
Corporal John C. Babbs, e. August 17, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.
Corporal Thomas Beathard, e. August 17, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.
Corporal R. II. Eastman, e. September 19, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.
Corporal L. B. Glenn, e. October 23, 1861 ; disc. October 23, 1864 ; wd. at Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1863.
Corporal A. Lockwood, e. September 3, 1861; disc. March 10, 1863.
Adams, H. D., e. August. 1861; disc. July 20, 1865 ; taken prisoner at Memphis, Tenn., June 6, 1862.
Argo, Emanuel, e. August 25, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.
Andrews, John H., e. August 29, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865; promoted to Corporal March 10, 1864.
Andrews, Henry D., e. August, 1861.
Benedict, J. B., e. September 3, 1861; died March 5, 1862, at Lebanou, Ky.
Benediet, W. 11., e. August 25, 1864 ; disc. 1865.
Brigham, Eaton, e. Angust 27. 1861; disc. June 29, 1865.
Brake, William M., e. September 1, 1863 ; disc. July 13, 1865; wd. at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864.
Bird, J. W., e. August 17, 1861; died at Washington, D. C.
Bault, R. W., e. September, 1801; disc. July 20, 1865.
Brown, Erbin, e. February 27. 1864; wd. at Resaca, Ga., May, 1864; transferred to invalid corps.
Babbs, William, e. February 19, 1864; disc. July 20, 1865.
Babbs, Calvin, e. February 19, 1864; disc. July 20, 1865.
Blue, Michael. e. February 27, 1862; di-c. July 20 1865 ; wd. at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864.
Cahill, David J., e. August 17, 1861 ; disc. July 20, 1865. Cahill, Uriah. e. September 1, 1862; disc. July 27, 1865.
Cahill, D. M., e. August 17, 1861 ; killed at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863.
Cahill, Isaac, e. August 17, 1861; died at Corinth, Miss., June 13, 1862.
Colver, H. S., e. August 19, 1861; disc. September 19, 1864; wd. at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863.
Cunningham, John, e. October 1, 1862; disc. March 14, 1863.
Craven, Benjamin F., e. August 17, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.
Chapman, J. D., e. September 19, 1861 ; disc. 1864. . Chapman, J. H., e. August 17, 1861; killed at Missiou Ridge, Tenn., November 25, 1863.
Chapman, Jesse, e. August 17, 1861 ; disc. July 20, 1865.
Chapman, T. II., e. September 14, 1861; disc. May 25, 1865; wd. at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864.
Carter, Cyrus, e. September, 1861.
Carter, Benjamin, e. September 3, 1861; disc. December 16, 1862.
Carter, William, e. August 17, 1861 ; disc. January 4. 1862; died at Somerset, Ky.
Carter, Jolin N., e. August 17, 1861 ; disc. April 17, 1865 ; wd. at Chickamauga. Ga., September 19, 1863.
Cooley, James, e. Angust 17 1861; dise, July 26, 1865; wd. at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863, and at Sand Town Road, eye, arm, hip and foot.
Carr, William W., e. August 17, 1861; disc. July 20; 1865.
Cheney, D. J., e. August 17, 1861 ; dise. August 17, 1864, wd. at Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1863.
Danforth, Elmer, e. September 14, 1861 ; killed at Chicka- mauga, Ga., September 22, 1863.
Davis, Alfred, e. August 17, 1861; disc. September 13, 1862.
Dodds, R. C., e. August 20, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.
Elliott, Uriah, e. August 25, 1861; disc. May 14, 1863. Elliott, Jolin, e. August 17, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.
Elliott. E. T., e. September 5, 1861 ; disc. December 30, 1862.
Fields, H. E. W., e. February 27, 1864; disc. 1865; wd. at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864; transferred to iuvalid corps.
Fields, John, e. September, 1861; disc. May 25, 1865. Gladhill, Jeremiah, e. August 25, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865.
Glasscock, A. C., e. August 25, 1861; disc. February 27. 1863.
Glasscock, Joseph, e. August 25, 1861.
Glasscock, W. P., e. August 25, 1861; disc. July 20, 1865. Gray, James I.
llarriman, George, e. August 1, 1861; disc. September 9, 1864; disc. to accept commission as First Lieutenant of the 174th O. V. I. ; wd. at Kingston, N. C.
Harriman, Joshua, e. August 17, 1861 : disc. July 20 1865; wd. at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864; taken prisoner at Macon, Ga., 1864.
Henning, J. K., e. August 17, 1861 ; disc. July 20, 1865.
lloover, William, e. December 23, 1863; disc. July 20, 1865.
Herd, II. D., e. August 28. 1861 ; disc. September 10, 1862. Holden, Jacob, e. August 17, 1861 ; disc. July 20, 1865.
Horn, G. W. e. October 17, 1861, transferred to Invalid Corps, March 28, 1864.
Hosack, Harrison, e. September 1, 1861, died October 27, 1863, at Chattanooga, Tenn., of wounds received at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863.
Higgins, A. J., c. August 17, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
Knox, William, e. December, 1863, died June 15, 1864, died of wounds received at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864
Lawrence, John W., e. August 20, 1861, disc. September 19, 1864.
Lister, Elijah, e. September 20, 1861, disc. June 10, 1865. taken prisoner at Goldsborough, N. C., April 17, 1865, wounded at Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864.
McKee, William W., e. August, 1861, killed May 14, 1864. at Resaca, Ga.
McKim, James H., e. August 17, 1861, died at Nashville, Tenn., October 17, 1862.
McEldary, John, e. December 21, 1863, disc. May 20, 1865. McIlroy, David W., e. August 17, 1861, disc. September 19, 1864, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga.
McMillin, Samuel, e. February 19, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.
Miller, J. J., e. August 1, 1861, disc. July 24, 1865, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September, 1863, pro- moted to Second Lieutenant in 1863, afterward to First Lieutenant.
Miller, J. G., e. August 15, 1862, died January 26, 1863, at Gallatin, Tenn.
Miller, Cornelius B., e. August 20, 1861, dise. July 11, 1862.
Mather, J. D., e. February 19, 1864, disc. July 27, 1865.
Moore, Thomas, e. September 12, 1861, disc. January 28, 1862
Merritt, S. T., e. February 14, 1864, died September 18, 1864, of wounds received at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864.
Merritt, C. D. A., e. February 14, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.
Moffitt, HI, C., e. September 6, 1862, disc. February 20, 1863.
Nash, D. W., e. Angust 25, 1861, disc. March 1, 1863.
North, James A., e. August 22, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September, promoted to Second Lieutenant, May 29, 1865.
Overfield, Benjamin, e. September 19, 1861, transferred to Invalid Corps, February 15, 1864.
Oatley, Jerome.
Pinkerton, John S., e. August 20, 1861, disc. 'July 20, 1865.
Price, Josepli, e. September 19, 1861, dise. July 20, 1865, taken prisoner at Pellham, Ala., 1862.
Phelps, D. J., e. December 23, 1863, disc. July 20, 1865, wounded at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864.
Patterson, Charles M., e. September 1, 1862, died March 1, 1863, at Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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Purcell, William J., e. April 24, 1862, disc. April 24, 1865. Rea, Robert S., e. September 1, 1861, disc. May 5, 1864, died at Columbus, Ohio, of wounds received at Chicka- mauga, Ga., 1863.
Roberts, B. F., e. September 5, 1861, died September 21, 1865, at Essex, Union County, Ohio.
Ross, Thomas, e. November 26, 1863, wounded at Resaca, Ga., May 14, 1864, transferred to Invalid Corps.
Stout, Joseph, e. September 18, 1861.
Stout, W. H. H., e. September 18, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
Sterling, David, e. September 20, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865. Smith, John, e. February 14, 1864, died June 18, 1864, at Big Shanty, Ga.
Swank, Nelson F., e. August 17, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865, taken prisoner at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863.
Strickland, Allen, e. August 20, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 20, 1863.
Simmons, H. N. W., e. August 17, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863.
Shirk, H. T., e. September, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865, wounded at Resaca, Ga., died at home, July 29, 1869. Snedeker, William, e. September 18, 1861, died July 8, 1862, at Nashville, Tenn.
Thompson, J. H., e. August 15, 1861, disc. September 19, 1864, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863.
Tucker, Benjamin, e. August 25, 1861, disc. September 5, 1864, wounded at Chickamauga.
Turner, John, e. August 25, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
Turner, Jeremiah, e. September 21, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
Winters, Winfield, e. August 17, 1861, disc. September 19, 1864, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., 1863.
Wiley, Penrose, e. February 19, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865. Wright, C. C., e. August 17, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
Wells, Daniel W., e. August 17, 1861, died while home on veteran furlough, at Byhalia, Ohio.
Wheeler, E. M., e. September 13, 1861, disc. July 11, 1862. Wooly, William.
Williams, R., e. August 17, 1861, dise. July 20, 1865, wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 20, 1863.
Williams, W., e. August 1, 1861, killed at Atlanta, Ga., August 8, 1864.
Wilber, J. G., e. August 27, 1862, disc. February 26, 1863. Woud, William, e. February, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.
COMPANY H. Gilland, N. P., e. September 14, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
COMPANY K.
Filler, Charles W., e. August 20, 1861, disc. June 2, 1865, taken prisoner September 19, 1863.
THIRTY-SECOND OHIO INFANTRY.
The Thirty-second Ohio Infantry was organ- ized during the summer of 1861, under Col. T. C. Ford, and was one of the first regiments to answer the call of the President for three years' service.
Company B, of this regiment, was recruited in Union and Champaign Counties, and was mustered into the service at Camp Chase, Au- gust 9, 1861, with the following commissioned officers : W. A. Palmer, Captain ; A. B. Par- meter, First Lieutenant, and J. B. Whelpley, Second Lieutenant. It then joined the regi- ment at Camp Bartley, near Mansfield. Be- sides Company B, Companies C, D, E, F, G, H, and K also contained men from Union County.
After remaining a short time at Camp Bart- ley, the regiment was transferred to Camp Dennison, where it was equipped, armed and ordered to the front, joining the Union forces at Cheat Mountain Summit, West Virginia, on the 3d of October. In December, it ac- companied Gen. Milroy in the movement upon Camp Alleghany, losing on this occasion four
killed and fourteen wounded. After this ex- pedition, the regiment spent the winter in camp at Beverly, and in the spring of 1862 took part in the actions against Camp Allegha- ny, Huntsville and McDowell. In the engage- ment at Bull Pasture Mountain, on the 8th of May, when the Union army fell back to Frank- lin closely followed by the enemy, the Thirty- second was the last regiment to leave the field, and lost on this occasion six killed and fifty- three wounded. While at Franklin, it was transferred to Gen. Schenck's brigade, and was with Gen. Fremont in the Shenandoah Valley, and shared in the engagements at Cross Keys and Port Republic on the 8th and 9th of June. Returning up the valley, it re- mained at Winchester, Va., until September 1, then moved to Harper's Ferry, losing 150 men in the engagement on the 14th. Of Company B, J. E. Webb was killed ; L. A. McIntosh, D. Rose and J. D. Webster, mortally wounded, and T. J. Conner and J. B. Russell, wounded. Capt. Palmer haviog resigned, the command of the company devolved upon Lieut. George Sinclair, who was promoted to Captain on the 22d of December.
In January, 1863, the regiment was ordered South, joined the army at Memphis, Tenn., and was assigned to Logan's division, Seven- teenth Army Corps, and was with the army under Grant in his advance in the rear of Vicksburg, taking part in the action at Port Gibson and in the battles of Raymond, Jack- son and Champion Hills. In the last-named engagement, it made a bayonet charge, and captured the First Mississippi Rebel Battery. For this feat of gallantry, the battery was turned over to Company F, of this regiment, which became the Twenty-sixth Ohio Battery.
In the assault upon Vicksburg in May, 1863, the regiment was in the front line of the forces operating against that rebel stronghold, and it, with the Fourth Division, Seventeenth Corps, Gen. J. A. Logan commanding, was detailed to take possession at the surrender.
The Thirty-second lost in this campaign and siege 225 men. In July, 1863, the regi- ment moved with Stevenson to Monroe, La., and in October accompanied McPherson to Brownsville, Miss. In February, 1864, it op- erated under Sherman at Meridian, then re- turned to Vicksburg, re-enlisted, and, after the furlough home, joined Sherman's army at Ac- worth, Ga., on the 10th of June. It was in the assault on Kenesaw Mountain, on the 27th of June, and at Nicojack Creek on the 10th of July. In the fighting around Atlanta. on the 20th, 21st, 22d and 28th, the Thirty- second took an active part, losing more than half its numbers. Of Company B, J. K. Pe- ters, Jacob Fritz, W. B. Mitchell and J. W. Shirk were killed ; S. H. Blake and S. Emery, mortally wounded; John Wiley, D. McCloud, R. Columber, C. P. Robinson and M. Sullivan, wounded, and T. C. McDowell, E. C. McMul- len, G. F. Peters, William Flago and Gideon Stork, taken prisoners.
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After the fall of Atlanta, the regiment joined in the pursuit of Hood, marched with Sherman to the sea, and through the Carolinas, and on the 20th and 21st of March, 1865, took part in the engagement at Bentonville, then moved with the national forces to Ral- eigh, and was present at Johnston's surrender. Marched through Richmond to Washington, and took part in the grand review before the President and his Cabinet. After which, it moved to Louisville, Ky., was mustered out of the service July 20, then proceeded to Co- lumbus, Ohio, where the men received their final discharge on the 25th day of July, 1865.
It is claimed that the Thirty-second Regi- ment lost and received more men than any other from Ohio. Company B entered the field in September, 1861, 108 strong, and dur- ing the war received sixty-eight recruits, mak- ing the total number of enlistments 176. The company lost while in the field ten killed and died of wounds, eleven wounded, seventeen lied of disease, and seven taken prisoners.
Russell B. Bennett, Chaplain of the Thirty- second, was known in the Seventeenth Army Corps as the " fighting Chaplain." Ile first enlisted in the regiment as a private, and was a goodt and brave soldier in the ranks. When Chaplain Nickerson resigned and left the serv- ice, Bennett was promoted to the Chaplaincy of the regiment.
He not only believed in the efficacy of prayer, but also believed in the efficacy of shot and shell, and, instead of remaining in the rear during an engagement, he was always up in the front line, not only to minister to the wounded and dying, but, with gun in hand, took his place in the ranks and encouraged the soldiers by his coolness and bravery.
Of the many instances in which he rendered good services during a battle, we give one as related by the boys of the regiment :
On the day the brave and gallant McPherson fell, July 22, 1864, the Seventeenth Corps was hotly engaged. The Thirty-second Regiment was flanked on all sides, and was compelled to change front several times, not knowing in what direction to next look for the enemy.
At one time, during a few moments' lull in the battle, the Thirty-second was lying down in the edge of a corn-field waiting for the next attack, the Chaplain, cautioning the boys to lie very still, and protect themselves as best they could, advanced into the corn-field to make a reconnoissance, and, mounting a stump some forty or fifty yards in front of the line, discovered the battle line of the enemy rapid- ly advancing, and, moving back to his regi- ment, passed the word along the line that the enemy were close upon them; then, taking the musket of William B. Mitchell, of Compa- ny B -- brother to John and James Mitchell, .of Marysville-he fired on the advancing line, Mitchell, lying upon the ground, would rapid- ly re-load the gun, and again Bennett would fire, and all the time exhorting the boys to
" lie low" until the enemy were close upon them, then to " fire low."
All this time he stood erect, not seeming to have any thought of his own safety, but only solicitous for the soldiers of the regiment, whom he loved dearly. Mitchell was killed as he lay on the ground, and, his body falling into the hands of the enemy, was never recov- ered. Bennett was universally respected and loved by all the officers and soldiers of the regiment, and to-day the boys all have a good word for Chaplain Bennett.
COMPANY B.
Capt. J. F. Johnson, e. January 20, 1863, disc. July 31 1865.
Capt. William A. Palmer, e. August 9, 1861, disc. Decem - ber 22, 1862.
Capt. George Sinclair, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865. Commissioned Second Lieut. February, 1862, First Lieut. June, 1862, and Capt. February, 1863 ; wounded July 21, 1864.
Capt. John Wiley, e. August 9, 1861, disc. December 22, 1864. Commissioned Second Lieut. January, 1863, First Lieut. February, 1863, and Capt. August, 1864 ; wounded July 21, 1864.
First Lient. H. G. Johnson, e. September 14, 1861, disc. June 16, 1862.
First Lieut. A. B. Parmeter, e. August 9, 1861. Resigned September 15, 1861.
First Lient. William Rosecrante, e. August 9, 1561, disc. July 20, 1865.
First Lieut. C. H. Stewart, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
First Lieut. Dwight Webb, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865. Taken prisoner at Pocotaligo, S. C., 1864. Promoted to Caplain July 18, 1865.
First Lieut. J. B. Whelpley, e. August 9, 1861. Resigned January 27, 1863. Army register and commission record give January 24, 1862, as date of resignation.
Second Lieut. Joseph W. Davis, e. July, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
Second Lieut. W. G. Snodgrass, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 31, 1865.
Sergt. B. F. Cummings, e. August 9, 1861.
Sergt. C. S. De Witt, e. January 1, 1864, disc. July 20,- 1865.
Sergt. Marion Hopkins, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
Sergt. F. E. Hyde, e. August 9, 1861, disc. January 26, 1863.
Sergt. H. M. Rouse, e. August 9, 1861, disc. April 15, 1862. Sergt. D. C. Shepherd, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
Corp. John Blythe, e. January 1, 1864, disc. March 14, 1865. Corp. J. W. Filson, e. January 1, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.
Corp. D. C. Groves, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865. Corp. L. Hard, e. August 9, 1861. disc. July 20, 1865.
Corp. Joseph P. Marriott, e. August 9, 1861. Died at Vicksburg, Miss., Angust 20, 1863.
Corp. T. C. McDowell, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865. Taken prisoner at Atlanta, Ga., 1861 ; in Ander- sonville prison sixty days.
Corp. David McCloud, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865. Wounded at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864.
Corp. William M. McLain, e. August 9, 1861.
Corp. James K. Peters, e. August 9, 1861. Killed at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864.
Corp. Gilbert J. Stark, e. August 9, 1861, disc. June 17, 1865.
Corp. James E. Safford, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
Corp. John Stewart, e. August 9, 1861.
Corp. Thomas P. Wren, e. August 9, 1861.
Musician A. N. Downer, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865,
Musician A. D. Glendening, e. August 9, 1861, disc. July 20, 1865.
Musician O. D. Lawler, e. January 1, 1864. Died in los- pital at Marietta, Ga., July 29, 1864.
Wagoner Jolin Deavers, e. Angust 9, 1861.
Teamster Charles Pryor, e. Angust 9, 1861. Wounded December 31, 1861, at Alleghany Mountains, W. Va.
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Allison, John, e. August 9, 1861, disc. August 6, 1862. Ault, Joseph, e. August 6, 1862, disc. January 15, 1863. Butz, Solomon, e. October 27, 1863, disc. July 20, 1865.
Barton, Benjamin, e. December 15, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865.
Blake, Samuel II., e. August 9, 1861. Died of wouuds re- ceived at Atlanta, Ga., July 21, 1864.
Blake, Henry W., e. September 14, 1861, disc. January 18, 1863. Died March 7, 1867.
Brooks. Davis, e. March 3, 1863, disc. July 20, 1865.
Brothers, Jesse, e. August, 1861, disc. June 18, 1865. Died.
Bailey, William, e. August 9, 1861, disc. September 1, 1864.
Bates, J. L. R., e. August 9, 1861, disc. January 26, 1865. Bates, Ancil, e. September 14, 1861, disc. January 26, 1865. Bates, Thomas M., e. January 1, 1864, disc. July 20, 1865. Brake, James A., e. August 6, 1862, disc. May 29, 1865. Brake, John, e. December 13, 1863, disc. July 20, 1865.
Cook, George W., e. August 9, 1861, disc. March 27, 1865. Conner, Thomas J., e. August 6, 1862, disc. April 10, 1863.
Wounded and taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, Va., September 13, 1862.
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